You Are Conducting Preoperative Patient Education for Mrs

You are conducting preoperative patient education for Mrs. Benson, a 76-year-old who is having a hip replacement. You have included her husband in the teaching, but both of the Bensons seem a little vague on the details you are teaching. You are concerned that after the procedure, neither of them will remember your postoperative instructions. What should you do to help them remember and comply with your postoperative instructions?

A) Repeat the instructions several times during the preoperative office visit
B) Cancel surgery until Mrs. Benson can repeat the instructions accurately
C) Provide written instructions and tell the Bensons to call the office if they have questions
D) Document their understanding in the medical record
E) Visit Mrs. Benson in postop to review the instructions again

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